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Shulepova v Russia

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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Shulepova v Russia
   
Issue: Whether detention in a psychiatric hospital was in breach of domestic law and so of Art 5(1) ECHR; whether the dismissal of court proceedings was in breach of Art 6 ECHR in light of the use of expert evidence from doctors employed by the detaining hospital.
   
Court: ECHR
   
Reference:   Appn 34449/03
   
Neutral Citation:  
   
Judge(s): C Rozakis (President), N Vajic, A Kovler, K Hajiyev, SE Jebens, G Malinverni, G Nicolaou
   
Date: 11 December 2008